Can't say that I've tried to see how many I can bench at my own body weight. I'm about 155 and can press about 240 max. I'd guess I could probably get around 20 or so. Maybe I'll give it a shot sometime, but like you Mike, BP hurts my left shoulder and same with high reps, which is usually why I train with dumbbells 8 reps or less on most compound sets.

I weigh in around 225 lbs. I have not benched in probably 2 years. I pretty much stick with push ups now. Back when I did bench, I would warm up with 20 reps of 135, then 10 reps of 195, 10 reps of 225, 8 reps of 275. Every once and awhile I would put up 315 3 times.

Can't say that I've tried to see how many I can bench at my own body weight. I'm about 155 and can press about 240 max. I'd guess I could probably get around 20 or so. Maybe I'll give it a shot sometime, but like you Mike, BP hurts my left shoulder and same with high reps, which is usually why I train with dumbbells 8 reps or less on most compound sets.

Man, a lot of strong guys here! I was never a good bench presser...my long monkey arms make it hard, I can almost shoulder press what I can bench, lol. I managed 8 at my bodyweight of 195 about 12 years ago...probably couldn't do it once now! No real shoulder pain issues, but I stick to lighter dumbbells now.